Hermosa schools financially healthy, relatively speaking
by Kevin Cody The Hermosa Beach City School District (HBCSD) is financially healthy by comparison to neighboring school districts. Its REU (Reserve for Economic Uncertainty) is 26%, well above the 3% the State requires, according to a budget update presented to the school board last month by HBCSD Business Manager Paula Montalbo The Redondo […]
Easy Reader: Hermosa Beach, Redondo Beach, Manhattan Beach
RBPD shooting case settled for $1.7 million by Liz Mullen The City of Redondo Beach paid resident Luke Carlson and his parents $1.75 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged city police officers wrongfully shot Carlson and used excessive force against his parents. In return for the payment, Luke Carlson, his father Jeffrey Carlson and […]
Ukraine family escapes war, settles in South Bay
by Garth Meyer “Very nice city, used to be, 2005, it was village, it grow into city. Bucha. It’s a very nice place to live. Was.” Lesia is her name. She came to America Nov. 11 – to Redondo Beach – with her husband, young daughter and the family dog, byway of a program called […]
Historical Society President’s 60th good for $60,000 Guild Endowment
photos by Chris Miller Hermosa Historical Society President Greg McNally received a very generous present on his 60th birthday, which he celebrated with fellow Historical Society members last week at the Hermosa Museum. Barbara Guild, a longtime Hermosa Beach activist, and co-founder with her husband Don, of Guild Drug, presented a check for $50,000 to […]